PubMed Central, : RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2020 October; 11(4): e0029. ISSN: 2076-9172Published online 2020 October 14. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10396

Dietary Regimen Item	Maimonides⁹^*	USA¹⁰^,¹¹^*	The Netherlands¹²^*	WHO¹⁵^*	Mediterranean Diet¹³^,¹⁴^*

Bread	Coarse flour with husk Limited: matzot and barley bread	Agree	Agree	Agree	Agree

Fresh fruit	Avoid all fruit, even if dried and especially fresh, except for figs, grapes, or dates (fresh or dried) in small amounts	Disagree	Disagree	Disagree	Disagree

Vegetables	Certain types of cucumbers, certain types of zucchini should be eaten first, before the meal, and not together with the main meal Limited: cabbage, leeks, onions, garlic, mustard and radishes Forbidden: truffles, mushrooms	Disagree	Disagree	Disagree	Disagree

Legumes	Limited: fava beans, lentils, chickpeas	Disagree	Disagree	Disagree	Disagree

Meats

General (lamb/sheep, poultry, beef)	Generally good Avoid fat	Agree	Limited agreement: limit amount of red meat	Agree	Limited agreement: Limit to less than two servings weekly

Processed meat	Extremely harmful: aged/salted/processed meat	Limited agreement: consumption should be limited because of high salt content	Agree	Agree	Limited agreement: less than 1 portion weekly

Fish	Generally restrict	Disagree	Disagree	Disagree¹⁶	Generally agree: two or more servings weekly (small amounts)

Salted/aged	Avoid	Agree	Agree	Agree	Agree

Nuts	Generally good (especially almonds)	Agree	Agree	Agree	Agree

Eggs	Good	Agree	Limited agreement: limit consumption	Limited agreement¹⁷	Agree

Milk products
Milk	Fresh only (less than 24 hours after milking)	Limited agreement: pasteurized only¹⁸	Limited agreement: allow both raw milk and pasteurized¹⁹	Limited agreement: low-fat recommended	Limited agreement: low-fat recommendation, yogurts and cheeses preferred

Fresh, sweet, or light cheese	Good	Limited agreement: fat-free or low fat; avoid soft cheeses made from unpasteurized milk in pregnant women	Limited agreement (cheese in general permitted)	N/C	Agree

Hard cheese	Limited	N/C	Limited agreement (cheese in general permitted)	Agree	N/C

Fats	Fats in general considered bad	Partially agree: limit saturated and trans fats	Partially agree: eat less animal fat	Partially agree: reduce fat intake to less than 10% of total energy intake	Partially agree: moderation and special occasions

Olive oil	Good–cleanses the liver and loosens stools	Agree	Agree	Agree	Agree

Butter	Limited use (fresh and clarified)	Agree	Disagree: should be avoided	Agree	Agree

Honey
For adults	Good	Limited agreement	N/C	Limited agreement	N/C

For children	Bad	Agree²⁰	N/C	Agree²¹	N/C

Salt	Recommendations imply strong limitations on salted food	Agree	Agree	Agree	Agree

Alcohol consumption	Permitted Harmful to the young and wholesome for the old	Limited agreement	Limited agreement: avoid, or no more than 1 glass daily	Limited agreement: not recommended for children and pregnant women; limited use by other adults²²^,²³	Limited agreement: small amount of wine at mealtime